Behind the humble, determined face of Yuzuru Hanyu lies the uncontested king of figure skating. The Japanese skater—a two-time Olympic champion and world record-holder several times over—gave a magical performance over the weekend at Skate Canada in Kelowna, British Columbia.Behind the humble, determined face of Yuzuru Hanyu
Best total scoresRankNameEvent1Nathan Chen2019–20 Grand Prix Final2Yuzuru Hanyu2019 Skate Canada3Vincent Zhou2019 World Team Trophy4Yuma Kagiyama2021 World Championships6 more rows
Chris Cole/Getty Images During the two weeks of the Winter Olympics, female figure skaters are the most famous people in the world. From the early days of Peggy Fleming, to the Harding-Kerrigan scandal, to Americas sweethearts Michelle Kwan and Tara Lapinski, skaters are the face of the Winter Olympics.
Top American mens figure skatersJohnny Weir. Born: July 2, 1984. Height: 5 9 Jeremy Abbott. Born: June 5, 1985. Height: 5 9 Evan Lysacek. Born: June 4, 1985. Stephen Carriere. Born: June 15, 1989. Adam Rippon. Born: November 11, 1989. Brandon Mroz. Born: December 22, 1990. Ryan Bradley. Born: November 17, 1983.
Japan′s Yuzuru Hanyu sits at the top of the leaderboard, 740 points ahead of the second-place finisher, Alexander Samarin of Russia.
Has anyone ever done a quintuple jump?
No quintuple jump has ever been attempted in a competition before.